Orders - Reinforce Richmond in the east, and reinforce Memphis in the west. After their little adventure, Polk and Hardee are moving back to Memphis and leaving Kentucky behind.
Purchases - 1 Irreg, and 3 Art
Events - [color="Red"]Economic Sunrise[/color]

There were no battles this turn as the combatants sat in winter quarters continuing to observe the Christmas truce. On the FI front, the total blockade has backfired on Johnny, with a whopping +14 towards FI, bringing it to 55 now.

Orders - A HQ is moved to visit Grant. Winter still reigns supreme, so not much movement. Reinforcements for all in preparation for the spring campaign. In fact there is so little movement, I am including only 1 screen shot of the orders.
Purchases - 4 Mil, 5 Art
Events - [color="Red"]General Buell Arrives
Rail Accident
Militia Spam (3 units as garrisons)
General War Order No. 1[/color]

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Confederate:

Orders - Reinforce Richmond. Polk is sent to take over the defenses of Nashville (replacing Bragg). Reinforcements are moved to Memphis. On this side as well, there is almost no offensive movement as the CSA gets ready for the coming union assaults this spring.
Purchases - 1 Inf
Events - [color="Red"]Militia Spam (18 units as garrisons)
Confederate Territory of Arizona formed
1st Confederate Congress meets in Richmond
Day of the Confederacy - Davis Inagurated
General Loring reports for duty
Texas Bde Formed[/color]

Dispositions - Army of the Potomac (Lee) + 4 Corps (Bory, Longstreet, Jackson, and Forney)
Army of Northern Virginia (J. Johnston) with 0 Corps
Army of the Mississippi (A. Johnston) with 0 Corps

Orders - Bory moves to Richmond. Forney moves to James City Va. Taliferro's Division moves by rail to the eastern front (from Memphis to Richmond). The ANV moves to Memphis where it will meet with reinforcements, and potentially form corps to defend the western theater.
Purchases - 50 RR, 7 Art
Replacements - 1 Inf
Events - [color="Red"]A new Secretary of State
Confederate Government passes 1st draft law
General Cheatham reports for action
Economic Sunrise[/color]

Farragut + 2 divisions sail from Norfolk to Ft. Monroe, where Bory's corps plans an assault. Most of the rest of the CSA ANV moves towards Norfolk in preparation for next turn. This leads to 1 major battle for the turn. What you can't tell from the battle report is that the 2 divisions never have time to offload from their ships and help defend the fort. The CSA captures the fort this turn.

Thomas + 4 divisions prepare to defend Norfolk. The Army of the James (Butler) is sitting in the town. The CSA assaults with 2 Corps (9 divisions). In the west, Price's division moves to Memphis to bolster the defenses. This leads to massive carnage, during 7 major battles around Norfolk. The union has cut off Richmond's land communication with the rest of the confederacy.

It's amazing how many CSA generals were congratulated for such a large failure. The CSA took a whopping 36,000 casualties vs. the Union's 14,000. That is over 2.5 to 1. And they did not capture the territory. The union kept the field.

The union decides to besiege Richmond. In the west, the union builds up outside of Nashville.

On the confederate side, Lee and Jackson move to Garysburg. Bory attempts to escape the trap he's currently in, bypassing the union navy in the way. In the west they attempt to hold Nashville. The ANV is almost in position in TN.

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And now the results. There was 1 minor battle, and 1 minor naval battle.

I am showing pictures of the replacement for both sides at this point in the game.

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Another bloody turn. The union was victorious in both struggles below. There were 3 minor and 1 major battles. There has been a breach in the siege of Richmond, and 10 hits to the defending CSA troops.

Union - Johnny sees something, and decides to have Foster and Grant assault Richmond. Whipple's corps moves to Charlottesville. In the West, Dix's corps will assault Memphis. Rousseau moves to Corinth (to defend keep the CSA on trapped to the east and away from Memphis).

Confederate - Longstreet and Jackson sweep with a left hook around the union lines to be able to support Richmond. Manstein must see some weakness in the union behind the strong front lines. Bory will assault the depot at Charlottesville. In the west, there is maneuvering around Nashville.

There were 4 major battles this turn, and several minor battles. The Union achieved 2 breaches in Richmond, and inflicted 15 hits. The union was able to capture Memphis, but lost at Richmond. 2 CSA divisions were destroyed at Memphis. The union has a slight NM lead.

Union - Mansfield division to Norfolk. Ord to blow the Fredricksburg depot. McDowell will retreat to Manassas. Grant moves on Richmond. Grant's army is in a pickle, the CSA has several corps in the rear, they are blowing depots, and supply is not flowing very well to the army south of Richmond. Ships are moved into the Potomoc river to block movement to Washington from Alexandria. In the west, movement to cut off Nashville. Palmer leads a division in the invasion of Texas.

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Confederate - "On to Washington" is the cry raised by Jackson. The CSA eastern army is mostly behind the union army. Jackson will force march to Washington. Bory will blow the depot at Charlottesville, and move on Manassas. Forrest will move on Fredricksburg. In the west, the Nashville depot will be blown. The army will move to Corinth, with Polk's corps in tow. Moving up from the south (New Orleans) is Pemberton's division. Fearing the fall of Richmond, the capital is moved to Atlanta.